Forward from the Forestry Club Advisor Dear ASFC Members and 2013 Conclave Participants: What a weekend! I knew hosting Conclave was going to be some work, but I could not have imagined the amount of time involved. Fortunately, the Auburn Forestry Club was up to the task. James Robert Dearman, Russell Agnew, John Lancaster, Ocllo Parks, Nathan Hatch, Trent Williamson, Will Leonard, Dalton Hand, Spencer Thompson, Michael Gunter, Sam Massey, Jonathan Kenney, Zalin Smith… the list goes on but I cannot name them all (sorry if I missed you). A special thanks goes to Fern Graves for pulling all these pictures and results together for our Southern Forester. It was not all just the Forestry Club. We had great support from our faculty, alumni, financial contributors and facility personnel. Teresa Whitman-‐McCall from our communications department was instrumental in the early planning stages and keeping us “legal”. She also played a huge part in advertising and helping us show what a great place Auburn is to live, work and get a degree. Grant Bond, Glen Davis and Larry Pits from our Ag Operations Group helped with much of the groundwork. And many thanks to Bill Batchelor, Dean of Agriculture for allowing us to use their beautiful facilities here on Campus. The technical events came off without any glitches because of the professional way several of our faculty handled the contests, namely Becky Barlow, Robert Tufts, John Kush, Nancy Loewenstein, Dick Martin, Mark Smith, Brian Via, and John Gilbert. We also had some outside assistance from Dan Sitz of Osmose on pole classification and Susan Anderson from the Office of Research Compliance. Many thanks goes to the Dean of the School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences, Jim Shepard, for giving us the support and me the time to organize such an endeavor. Conclave does not happen without support from industry, both with in-‐kind and financial gifts. Please see the list of supporters on a later page and remember to thank them if you cross their path. Stihl has become a big part of Conclave, and I have to thank Brad Sorgen for putting up with my craziness and helping organize a great event on Friday night. We received many compliments from the “locals” who attended the show, and we were able to raise some more money for Log-‐a-‐Load, which is always a good thing. Lastly, I cannot say enough about all the students who attended. We did not have a single “event” that would cause any concern or pass the “newspaper test”, and for that I am very appreciative. Conclave has truly become an event that we can showcase to the public, and I look forward to attending Virginia Tech and Blacksburg next year and many more after that. War Eagle!!! Tom Gallagher, Faculty Advisor
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Letter from the 57th ASFC Conclave Coordinator Dear all current and fellow ASFC members, I would like to thank everyone who was involved or participated in this past years 56th Annual ASFC Conclave at Auburn University. I believe that we had a successful weekend full of competitive, yet safe competition. I want to give a personal shout out to my classmates and faculty advisors within the Forestry Club that made this weekend at Auburn University the best it could be. It would have been impossible for me to coordinate this event alone. From the technical events to the physical events, each school represented themselves in a professional, respectable manner. Congratulations to Auburn winning first place in the technical events. Also, congratulations to Georgia on winning first place in the physical events. It is an honor to be a part of a school and organization under ASFC that represents integrity and pride in the things that we all do. Each team was supportive of each other, and in the end that is what it’s all about. Congratulations on ABAC becoming a part of our association. As we came together and voted your school into the association, we ask that you take the code and honor we all have taken to keep this association reputable as it exists today. We welcome you and hope for the best! Again, I want to thank everyone who was involved in this past year’s conclave. The set up and sponsorship by STIHL was great. All of the money raised through the entire weekend was donated to Log-‐a-‐Load for Kids. Many blessings and wishes to the Children’s Miracle Network. We had many laughs and great memories that will last forever. It was a huge success and I hope that everyone had a wonderful time. Looking forward to next year. See all of you in Blacksburg. War Eagle! Dalton Hand Forestry Conclave Coordinator 2013 Auburn University Forestry Club
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Compass and Pacing School
Contestant
Louisiana Tech Virginia Tech Alabama A & M Mississippi State University of Georgia Auburn University Louisiana State University of Arkansas University of Kentucky Stephen F. Austin State University of Florida Clemson University University of Tennessee North Carolina State
Michael Traylor John Peake Michael Cooper Zack Pardue Gordon Grizzle Garrett Shimunek Stephen Upton Kody Lepard Luke Biscan Courtney Williams Andrew Wyatt Travis Catchings Jack Lipkin Jeb Rector
Relative Precision
Rank
138.2 91.9 79.0 76.1 76.1 73.7 53.5 37.7 34.5 28.5 26.2 26.0 19.0 6.6
1 2 3 4.5 4.5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
Total Deviations
Rank
11.4 11.7 12.8 13.3 13.8 14.2 14.9 16.5 17.4 17.7 19.4 20.2 20.7 20.9
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
DBH Estimation School
Contestant
Stephen F. Austin State Auburn University Virginia Tech Clemson University Mississippi State Alabama A & M Louisiana Tech North Carolina State University of Tennessee University of Georgia University of Florida Louisiana State University of Arkansas University of Kentucky
Grant Korbel Travis Whatley Donnie Reese Tyler Vinsin Brock Davis Sylvia Staples Jim Grant Griff Wilson Tyler Nutter Robin Studdard Brett Caudill Jeff Sanders Hunter Barham Alex Paige
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Timber Estimation School
Contestant
Louisiana State Virginia Tech Mississippi State Stephen F. Austin University of Georgia University of Florida Louisiana Tech University of Tennessee North Carolina State Alabama A & M Clemson University University of Kentucky Auburn University University of Arkansas
Jeff Sanders Drew Cockram Brock Davis David Robinson Ethan Robertson Byron Love Jeff Sanders Tyler Nutter Josh Hussey Mathias Wallace John Bowers Davis Donnelly Will Leonard Tabitha Holloway
Deviation
Rank
32.9 46.1 65.8 86.2 89.9 96.2 116.6 278.4 498.4 524.1 530.4 533.6 551.4 5119.3
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
Total Score
Rank
Pole Classification School
Contestant
Auburn University Stephen F. Austin Louisiana State University of Arkansas Louisiana Tech University of Florida University of Tennessee University of Kentucky Alabama A & M University of Georgia North Carolina State Clemson University Mississippi State Virginia Tech
Daniel Heath Caleb Murray Stephen Upton Ozzie Young Eric Clapp Michael Leonard Melany Moore Alex Campbell Matt Breedwell Trey Tison Travis Howell Travis Catchings Jason Cromer Turner Crawford
69 69 58 58 53 53 49 49
74 24/30 19/30 18/30 18/30 20/30 14/30 16/30 14/30 48 47 42 41 40
1 2 3 4.5 4.5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
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Dendrology School
Contestant
Score
Rank
Stephen F. Austin State Auburn University University of Georgia Mississippi State Virginia Tech Clemson University University of Kentucky Louisiana Tech University of Tennessee Alabama A & M University of Arkansas North Carolina State Louisiana State University of Florida
Scott Wahlberg James Robert Dearman Robin Studdard Andrew Shaman Ian Foley Hope Timmerman Hannah Angel Aubrey Stogsdill Cameron Stewder Mark Kirk Samantha Dillard Nathan Trull Corinne Tanner Casey Cox
169.5 167 163 139 125 120.5 112.5 111 109.5 102 82 70.5 67 46
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
Wood Technology School
Contestant
University of Kentucky University of Arkansas University of Florida University of Tennessee Auburn University Clemson University Mississippi State Alabama A & M Louisiana Tech Virginia Tech North Carolina State University of Georgia Stephen F. Austin Louisiana State
Ryan Fields Brian Clark Josh McCafferty Davy Crockett Russell Agnew Hope Timmerman Jonathan Stoll Mark Kirk Dani Kennedy Andrew Blevins Jonathan Pierson Ethan Robertson Allen Aiken Dexter Courville
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Score
Rank
44 35 27.5 25 20.5 20 18.5 17.5 16.5 16.5 14 13.5 13 9
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9.5 9.5 11 12 13 14
Photogrammetry School
Contestant
Clemson University University of Georgia Mississippi State University of Florida Auburn University University of Arkansas North Carolina State University of Tennessee Louisiana State Virginia Tech Alabama A & M Louisiana Tech University of Kentucky Stephen F. Austin
John Bowers Caleb Skipper Adam Bilbo Dan Mills Tyler Claxton Adam Foehringer Elisha Parlier Cameron Stauder Paige O’Malley Ian Foley Keyland Lamar Emily Barr Brandon Myers Mike Hartford
Score
Rank
40.5 38 36 32 28.5 28 27 26 24 23 21 20 18 13
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
Score
Rank
34 30 29 29 26 23 19 18 17 11 11 9 8 8
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10.5 10.5 12 13.5 13.5
Wildlife Identification School
Contestant
Stephen F. Austin Louisiana State University of Georgia Louisiana Tech University of Arkansas Auburn University University of Tennessee Mississippi State Alabama A & M University of Kentucky North Carolina State University of Florida Virginia Tech Clemson University
Day/Lopez Paige/Charles Conring/McCollum Tracy/Stelly Green/Cylwell Phillips Lunsford/Nipper Henderson/Cromar Varian/Breedwell Staats/Johnson Beeson/Ryan Demi/Mills Mayo Lewis/Breed
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2013 Conclave Financial Report Revenues Registration Fees Club Fees Sponsorship and Donations Stihl
$23,700 $2,800 $7,786 $7,500
Total
$41,786
Expenditures Food Competition Gear Shirts Lumber, Tools, Supplies Arena Shower Trailer Porta-potties Scaffolding Plaques Banners Security Insurance Emergency Personnel Entertainment Log-A-Load
Total Conclave Total
$19,470 $3,943 $2,243 $561 $3,875 $1,900 $640 $600 $2,930 $881 $1,020 $1,500 $923 $800 $500
$41,786 $0
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